schneider



(No Model.)

J. J. SCHNEIDER.

RBFRIGBRATOR.

No. 563,889. Patented July 14, 1896.

f UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN J. SCHNEIDER, OF BUFFALO, NEWT YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HEINZ d: MUNSCl-TAUER, OF SAME PLACE.

REFRIGERATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 563,889, dated J uly 14, 1896.

Application led April 21, 1896. Serial No. 588,432. (No modell To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN J. SCHNEIDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Iniprovement in Refrigerators, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of domestic refrigerators in which the horizontal partition which separates the provision and ice chambers and the flue-plates are removable for convenience in cleaning the refrigerator.

The object of my invention is to produce a simple and durable refrigerator of this character which has but few parts requiring removal to permit of thoroughly cleaning the refrigerator and which can be easily taken apart and assembled for this purpose.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a vertical transverse section of my improved refrigerator. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the upper portion of the refrigerator. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section in line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. et is a detached perspective view of one of the fine-plates and the adjacent section of the partition.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

A -is the housing of the refrigerator, provided in its lower portion with a provisionchamber B and in its upper portion with an ice-chamber C. The partition which separates the ieechamber from the provisionchamber is composed of two substantially horizontal sections or plates D D, which are arranged transversely side by side and separated at their inner ends by an intervening space forming a central air-passage d, which establishes communication between the central portions of the ice-chamber and provisionchainber. Both of the partition sections slope downwardly toward the central passage, whereby the water from the melting ice is carried to and discharged downwardly through said passage.

E represents a rearwardly-inclined trough arranged lengthwise below the central passage between the partition-sections and secured with its front end to the front wall of the housing and connected with its rear end to the upper end of the drip-pipe c. The water which iiows over the inner ends of the partition-sections drops into the central trough and is conducted by the latter into the drip-pipe. The trough is arranged below the partition-sections a sufficient distance to permit the air to pass freely from the icechamber into the provision-chamber. The partition sections are removably supported by gutters F F', which are secured to the front and rear walls of the housing and upon which the'front and rear ends of the partitionsections rest loosely. Each of these gutters inclines from its outer end toward the middle and is provided in its side over the central trough with a notch f. Any water which passes downwardly around the front and rear edges of the partition-sections is caught by the gutters and carried by the latter into the central trough, from which it passes into the drip-pipe. Each of the partition-sections is separated at its outer end from the adjacent side wall by an intervening space forming an outer air-passage g, which establishes coinmunication between the outer portions of the provision and ice chambers.

H H represents removable flue-plates extending fromthe outer ends of the partitionsections upwardly to within a short distance from the top of the ice-chamber and from the front wall to the rear wall of the housing. Each of these plates is preferably formed integrally with the adjacent partition-section and, together with the adjacent wall of the housing, forms a flue which conducts the air from the provision-chamber to the upper p0rtion of the ice-chamber. The ilus-plate is firmly held in an upright position in the icechamber by means of flanges 7L, arranged on the outer side of the flue and bea-ring against the inner side of the adjacent side wall and stops h', arranged on the front and rear walls and bearing against the inner side of the upper portion of the iiue-plate.

I represents the ice-rack arranged between the flue-plates and removably supported at its front and rear ends on horizontal cleats or bars i i', secured to the front and rear walls of the housing above the front and rear gutters. The partition-sections are made shorter than the distance between the front and rear cleats and front and rear stops h, so as to permit the partition-sections to pass these Cleats and stopsupon removing them from and replaoingthem upon the gutters. The lower portions of the flue-plates are also contracted, forming shoulders 2, lwhich rest on the Cleats, as'shown in Figfl, and aid in supporting the rlues.

The construction of'iny improved refriger ator is sueh that only a few parts require to be removed in order to render all of the parts accessibley for thoroughly Vcleaning the saine.

I claim as my invention Y l. In a refrigerator, the Combination with Vthe housing, of horizontal gutters arranged on the front and rear walls of the housing, each of saidgutters inelining inwardly from its outer ends and provided centrally with an f outlet, two removable partition-plates Vrest'- ying'loosely with their front and rear ends on the front and rear gutters-'and separated at their inner ends to form an air-passage and a trough arranged lengthwise underneath the inner ends of the partition-plates andthe out 7 lets of the gutters, substantially as set forth. 2. In a refrigerator, the combination with the housing of horizontal gutters arrangedY b b b on the front and rear walls of the housing,

eaeh of saidguttersinolining inwardly from its outer ends and provided Centrally with an outlet, Vtwo removable partition-plates resting loosely with their front and rear ends on the front and rear gutters and separated from eaeh other at their innerV ends to forma eentral air-passage, while their outer ends are outlet, twoY removable partition-plates resting loosely with their frontand rear endsy on the front and rear gutters and separated from eaoh othery at their innerends to form a oentral air-passage, while Ytheir outer ends are separated from the side walls of the housing to' form Outer air-passages, removable flueplates arranged vertically at the Vouter ends of the partition-plates, flanges arranged on Y the outer sides of the flue-plates and bearing against the adjacent sidewalls of the hous-V ing, stops arranged on the front and rear walls of the housing and Vengaging with the innery sides of said flue-plates, anda trough arranged lengthwise underneath the inner ends of the partition-plates and the outlets of the gutters, substantially as set forth.

4. In a refrigerator, the Combination with the housing, of horizontal gutters arranged on the front and rear walls of the housing,

each of saidr guttersinelining inwardly from its outer ends and provided Centrally with an outlet, two supporting-bars secured to the frontand rear Wallsof the housing above the gutters, two partition-plates resting loosely with their front and rear ends on said gutters and havinga length lessy rthan the distance between the front and rear'supporting-bars, said partition-plates being separated at their inner ends to forma Central air-passage while their outer ends are separated from the side wallsrof the housing to form outer air-passages, vertioal iiueplatesseeured with ytheir lower ends to the outer ends ofthe partitionplates and provided with shoulders which rest `on Vthe-supporting-bars,an iee-raek resting 

